We Need To Practice Self Care (Erica Garner, RIP Alton Sterling, and Philando Castille)
Dear Black, Brown, Asian, and Other People of Color: In the past 24 hours, we have witnessed two Black men […]
Essays
The Game changer: Why I Wear My Trayvon Martin Hoodie
There are certain points in a person’s life that leave a permanent mark on who they are. These events change
Musings on survival: Living In The Ghetto and the Near Inevitability of Prison
I recently read Blood in the Fields: Ten Years in the Nuestra Familia Gang and was taken aback by one
Men and the need to be vulnerable
I have been pondering a question for some time: what if we let men be themselves? Without any of the
I don’t care about a statue: Pacification in the fight against racism
Pacify – [pas–uh-fahy] verb (used with object), pacified, pacifying. to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man. In the last few weeks, the spotlight on America’s white supremacy has been magnified
Race Baiting and white America’s response to the Procter & Gamble commercial
I, like millions of people, saw the Procter & Gamble commercial. In it, there were various Black children and
Thoughts on the Google memo
I am not surprised at the Google memo that has been leaked. If you have worked at any tech company
How the Good Men Project Helped Me Find My Voice
In my life, the one thing that has come the easiest to me is writing. The ability to create worlds
Tupac Shakur, Malcolm X, masculinity, and the importance of fatherhood
June 16th was the birthday of Tupac Amaru Shakur. Everyone was celebrating his life and the release of the film
Pushing The Boundaries of Creativity
In 2017, technology is making a permanent place in our lives. What was once optional, tech has now become
The dark turn of the immigration fight…
In light of the current immigration raids, I thought of a conversation I had with a good friend of
The Day After: What a Donald Trump Presidency Means To Me Pt. 2
The day after the election I was trying to wrap my mind around the fact that reality TV host